Brisbane (Australia), Mar. 21 : Former Australian Test opener Matthew Hayden has kickstarted a campaign to restore Queensland''s image after the oil spill that disfigured Moreton Island.

Hayden will promote Tourism Queensland's Donate a Day to the Bay campaign after news of the devastating oil spill prompted people around the world to cancel holidays.

Lahore, Mar. 21: The 2011 cricket World Cup is scheduled to be held in the four sub-continent countries India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh but with several teams expressing their worry over the security scenario in Pakistan it is now been speculated that Pakistan might not get to host any matches of the event, in such eventuality the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would lose around 12 million dollars.

Sydney, Mar, 21: It was double joy for India on Saturday when after men''s team sealed victory in the first Test in Hamilton, the Indian eves beat Australia by three wickets in the Women''s World Cup to be ranked third in the tournament.

The match was played at the Bankstown Oval.

India clinched the win with 13 balls to spare in a match that was reduced to 46 overs after a 104-minute morning rain delay.

Lahore, Mar. 21: While Pakistan appealed to the international cricket fraternity not to abandon it in the wake of the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, it has been learnt that it was the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) insistence for more security during the Bangladesh tour that led to it being cancelled.

“The truth is there were some apprehensions about playing in Bangladesh on our side as well and we had asked for additional security measures,” The Daily Times quoted a top PCB official, as saying.

Sydney, Mar. 21: International Cricket Council President David Morgan has assured that the Pakistani cricket team will receive great support in England if they play their "home" matches there.

"Pakistan seem to want to play in England and there will be a great deal of support if they want to play in England or Wales with a large number of Pakistani spectators residing in both these countries," The News quoted, Morgan, as saying.

Lahore, Mar. 21 : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's tribulations seem to be far from over as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked him to pay 6.6 million rupees for the money spent on him during his detention in Dubai.

According to the Dawn newspaper, the PCB claims that it paid 5.7 million rupees to a Dubai based lawyer to help the disgraced bowler when he was detained by Dubai airport officials on charges of carrying a banned substance.